Staff Profile

Newcastle University Business School, Lecturer Teaching and Scholarship 

Deputy DPD MBA

Jo is the deputy director of the full time MBA programme with responsibility for external engagement. Jo is also module leader of the Management Consultancy and Business in Action modules.

Jo is a lecturer and module leader on the Global Human Resources Management (GHRM) MSc and on the Business Management BA (Hons) where she is also stage one coordinator.

Jo graduated in Economics from Newcastle University. Following completion of her Post Graduate Diploma in European Financial Analysis, also at Newcastle, Jo worked as a Parliamentary Analyst at the London Stock Exchange.

Jo is a Chartered Management Accountant and has experience in financial planning and consultancy roles at BT and BUPA. This experience underpins her practical business approach to teaching.

As part of a global yacht racing team Jo investigated the characteristics of high performing teams in complex environments. Jo used this experience extensively in her consultancy, work for large global organisations, before Jo joined Newcastle University again, as Assistant Director of HR, in 2004.

Jo uses her knowledge of effective team work to support student teams on the MBA and GHRM programmes in achieving excellent academic results. Her business connections mean she has also been able to include practical business projects in some of her teaching, enhancing the employability agenda in the student experience.

Roles and Responsibilities

Deputy DPD MBA and module leader Management Consultancy (NBS8130) and Business in Action (NBS8490).

Module Leader  GHRM, Practice Based Dissertation (NBS8799)

Lecturer GHRM, Reflexive HR Practitioner (NBS8288) and Human Resources Development in a Global Economy (NBS8386)

Seminar leader Business Management, BUS2025

Stage one coordinator Business Management (N200)

Qualifications

Post Graduate Certificate in Education 2015

British Psychological Society Level A & B

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA)

Post Graduate Diploma, Newcastle University, European Financial Analysis

BA (Hons) Newcastle University, Economics.

Current Teaching:

MSc Global Human Resources Management

NBS8386 Human Resources Development in a Global Economy (Module leader)

NBS8288 The Reflexive HR Practitioner

NBS8799 Practice Based project (Supervisor)

Undergraduate

BUS2025 Managing Human Resources

BUS1016 Academic and Professional Skills Development

INTO Newcastle University, foundation business and international year one